XXE attack in EMC Unisphere - #VU12276

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12276

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-611

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper restriction of XML external entity reference. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash, conduct XML external entity attacks to obtain files and gain root privileges.

EMC Unisphere

Install update from vendor's website.

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/54

• XXE attack in EMC Unisphere and ViPR SRM